Total Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cornwall Place area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cornwall Place (FY3 9NR) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% lower than the Clifton average (244.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cornwall Place (FY3 9NR), the main crime hotspot is near Lark Close. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Quernmore Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Quernmore Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lark Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lark Close | — |
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